Daniel Ricciardo’s time in Formula 1 as a driver is done, at least for now, with the 2022 season now one for the history books. Whilst the Aussie is moving back to Red Bull as a development driver for 2023, the fan favourite won’t be seen racing an F1 car in 2023, given something truly exceptional happens to
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The Oscar Piastri saga surrounded one of the most complex and controversial driver moves in recent times, as both McLaren and Alpine believed that they had legally binding contracts with the Australian. Alpine announced their young driver as Esteban Ocon’s partner for 2023, however the Australian shocked the paddock hours later by releasing a statement
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After a long and drawn-out legal battle with Alpine, it was deemed that Oscar Piastri was under no obligation to race for the French team in 2023, despite their announcement of the Australian as Esteban Ocon’s 2023 partner. Piastri will instead now race for McLaren, after the team decided to replace the underperforming Daniel Ricciardo
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Oscar Piastri was a big part of Alpine’s plan for the future, as the young Australian had been tipped as a future star for the French outfit. Alpine originally planned to send Piastri on loan to Williams for 2023, before bringing him back to replace Fernando Alonso when his contract expires before the 2024 season.
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Alpine had created a roadmap for Oscar Piastri to become a roaring success with the team, involving a loan to Williams before taking Fernando Alonso’s seat in the future. Alonso’s shock departure to Aston Martin forced the team to skip the Williams loan and appoint Piastri as Esteban Ocon’s partner for 2023, until the Australian
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Fernando Alonso sent the Formula 1 ‘silly season’ into overdrive when he announced that he would be departing Alpine for Aston Martin next year. This shock move triggered a domino effect that saw Alpine replace the Spaniard with Pierre Gasly, and AlphaTauri then filling their vacancy with Nyck de Vries from Mercedes. Gasly was not
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2022 has perhaps not been the season McLaren would’ve been hoping for following a very successful 2021 campaign, with the Woking-based side having certainly returned to the midfield this year. After challenging the frontrunners at the vast majority of the races in 2021, McLaren were very rarely capable of challenging the top three, let alone the top
MoreIt’s safe to say life as a Formula 1 driver hasn’t started brilliantly for Oscar Piastri, with the new McLaren driver having stopped on-track during the post-season Abu Dhabi test. Photos have been released showing the Australian driver jumping out of his stopped McLaren at Turn Seven, which, of course, is the right-hander that comes
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With the 2022 season complete, all eyes have already turned to 2023, with the post-season test at Abu Dhabi having seen moving drivers with their new sides. Two of the drivers who have moved team for 2023 are Fernando Alonso, who’s gone from Alpine to Aston Martin, and Oscar Piastri. Piastri is a controversial one and someone that Alpine
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For Alpine, 2022 has been somewhat a year of loss, given that a third high-stake employee of the Enstone-based side has been reportedly sacked. According to companies house, director of legal affairs Benedicte Mercer has been relieved of her responsibilities, having played a role in the French side losing the highly talented Oscar Piastri to McLaren. The Piastri saga has played a
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